Aven Hodgess
My works sit in, the in-between spaces , the imagined of ‘who we are’ and the reality of ‘what we are’.
I find beauty of the endless micro and macro correlations and interconnections of our bodies biological patterns to the patterns of the natural world.
I’ve lived with a disability for thirty five years , my body is particularly medicalised.
The work sits in an emotional pause between hope and despair, offering an experiential, intuitive and instinctive exploration of response to illness, that shared suffering inherent to the human condition.
I work with and enjoy the inherent Poetic qualities of mediums, water colour, inks, acrylics, oil paint or collage pieces reaching for a visual language, unable to be verbally articulated.
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Exhibitions
solo
2024 Magical Interiority - West End Art Space, West Melbourne
2014 The Body Remembers - G1: Kingston Cultural Arts Centre, Melbourne
2013 Salon - Dickens, Melbourne
2010 Nebulous Boundaries - Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2008 Seventy Small Paintings By Aven Hodgess - 28 Green Street, Melbourne
group
2023 A Disability Lens on Climate Emergency - Climarte Gallery, Melbourne
2022 Arts Access Gallery, Melbourne
2017 ACMD Art In Science Award - St Vincent's Gallery, Melbourne
2016 You Are Invited - Watters Gallery, Sydney
ACMD Art In Science Award - St Vincent's Gallery, Melbourne
2015.Select Exhibition - Lumen Gallery, Melbourne
ACMD Art In Science Award - St Vincent's Gallery, Melbourne
Imago Mundi Luciano Benetton Collection - Milan & Global Travelling Project
2014 Linden Postcard Show - Linden Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne
The MCollection Award - Gallery Smith, Melbourne
ACMD Art In Science Award - St Vincent's Gallery, Melbourne
Select Exhibition, Affiliated Event For AIDS 2014 Conference - Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2013 Cancer Council Arts Awards - Gasworks Art Park, Melbourne
2011 40cm x 40cm Works Prize - Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2010 Works On Paper - Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
Small Works Prize - Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
Greed - Collingwood Gallery, Melbourne
2009 Small Works Prize - Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2004 Judith Pugh Gallery, Melbourne
2003 Medical Association For Prevention of War - Applause Art Gallery, Melbourne
2002 Judith Pugh Gallery, Melbourne
Collections
The Continental Collection - CFMEU Collection, Trades Union - Brunswick Street Gallery Collection - St Vincent's Hospital Art Collection - Private Collections
Awards
1990 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting - VCA
1985 Tertiary Orientation Program, Studio Arts - RMIT
2023 Quick Response Turn Around Grant - Melbourne City Council
2017 ACMD Art in Science Prize - Finalist
2016 ACMD Art in Science Prize - Finalist
2015 ACMD Art in Science Prize - Finalist
2014 ACMD Art in Science Prize - Finalist, Highly Commended, Acquisition Award
Access and Equity Grant - Kingston Cultural Arts Centre, Melbourne
2013 Cancer Council Arts Awards - Finalist
2011 40cm x 40cm Works Prize - Finalist - Highly Commended Award
2010 Works On Paper Award - Finalist - Highly Commended
Small Works Prize - Finalist - Highly Commended
2009 Small Works Prize - Finalist - Acquisition Award